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Rupert Murdoch recommended The Water Dancer in Books (curated)
Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Loved Settled and Understood in Books
May 14, 2017
Sometimes life isn't quite what you expected. A novel about finding yourself and finding true love.
This is a nice little debut novel about Sophie, a young woman who is torn between her love for her boyfriend and her growing feelings for her best friends sister. Set in Scotland, this novel is tragic, romantic, gripping and sad.
The Summer That Melted Everything
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Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the summer of 1984: the year a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio....
Best debut novel
Gabrielle Union recommended An Untamed State in Books (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Sweetness #9: A Novel in Books
Oct 7, 2020
I've long touted that artificial sweeteners are poison. Here's a novel that takes that basic premise, brings it into the world of fiction, and watches to see what happens when one of those sweeteners is found to be a real problem. Read my review of this excellent debut novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/18/flavored-for-deception/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Last Will of Moira Leahy in Books
Oct 6, 2020
The relationship between identical twin sisters and the tragedy that splits them apart is at the heart of Therese Walsh's debut novel. Read more about this book in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/09/10/eling-for-healing/
Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated Anatomy of a Scandal in Books
Jul 12, 2018
This debut is slow and somewhat predictable. The only “twist” takes place halfway through the novel and doesn’t really make up for the sluggish pace of the story. It delves somewhat superficially into the lives and thoughts of the characters but not enough to really make us invested in them. It is not a bad novel but I had hoped for better.
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated My Name Is Venus Black in Books
Oct 5, 2020
This captivating and thoughtful novel is about a girl forced to assume a new identity so she can put her past behind her, in her desperate attempt to restore her shattered life. You can read what I thought of Heather Lloyd’s debut novel “My Name is Venus Black” on my blog now.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/05/12/the-lost-and-the-findings/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/05/12/the-lost-and-the-findings/
Kwana Jackson recommended (Im)Perfectly Happy in Books (curated)
Luster
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Luster is a 2020 debut novel by Raven Leilani. The book follows a Black woman in her twenties who...